Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)

Luther: The Fallen Sun is about a smart but disgraced detective who breaks out of jail to catch a serial killer.

I never watched the TV show as I'm mostly a movie person. I get a different perspective on things because of that. Many people will probably watch this because of the show and have bias. Let's see if it stands on it's own merits.

The writing stood out to me as the movie flows from scene to scene without too much down time or boring parts. Kudos to Neil Cross who I haven't seen since Mama. The film feels like it was written as a double-o-seven film but what if the main character was Sherlock instead.

In terms of acting, Idris Elba shines in almost everything he's been in with a few exceptions. There might be something wrong with being typecast but being typecast and suave and stoic might actually be an advantage. Even in a comedy like The Office he still plays suave.

Andy Serkis plays another villain. Here's another typecast but like Elba, he's good at that role. He gives off Silva vibes from Skyfall. Serkis has the face that makes you believe, yeah he could totally do some messed up stuff.

There was a lot to unpack from the film as a lot happens and you need to keep track of it all. At the end it's probably for the best it came out on Netflix instead of going wide. This way they avoid the headlines of box office failure as it's not something mainstream audiences would have gone to see. Result C+

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